Dietary Supplement Usage, Associated Knowledge and Attitudes of Sri Lankan National-Level Athletes: A Cross Sectional Study
| Autor: | Punchividanelage Nilu Jayashika Fernando, Arjuna Priyadarsin De Silva, Madunil A. Niriella, Seevali Jayantha Jayawickreme, Shehani Pigera, Suraweera Aracchilage Nimesha Rashani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
030109 nutrition & dietetics biology Cross-sectional study business.industry Athletes Dietary supplement Mean age 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification Creatine 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine chemistry Medicine National level Multivitamin business human activities Social status Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Exercise and Nutrition. |
| ISSN: | 2640-2572 |
| DOI: | 10.53520/2021.10398 |
| Popis: | Purpose: This study aimed to identify dietary supplement prevalence, reasons to use, supplement types, personal beliefs, knowledge and practices of athletes related to supplement use and doping in sports. Methods: Data was collected from 386 athletes (Male; 66.8%, Female; 33.2%, Mean age ±SD; 26.22±4.9), represented national pools of 12 sport types. Results: 354 (91.5%) of athletes used supplements including multivitamin (57%), electrolyte (49.7%), protein (43.5%), calcium (19.7%) and creatine (17.4%). Gender, social status, education and profession were not found to be determinants of supplement use, but sport type did (p < 0.05). Rugby and weightlifting players showed significant protein, multivitamin and creatine use per day (p < 0.05). Many athletes consumed supplements to boost their performance (41.8%) and strength (54. 5%). The majority (60.5%) claimed about self-decided supplementation plan. Male athletes had more dope-positive attitudes than females (P |
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